Hideous - English meaning

idiom

Very guilty, miserable, or ugly

idiom

Very guilty, miserable, or ugly

adjective

Arousing revulsion or strong indignation.

Usage examples:

He had the most disgusting rotten teeth

verb

Cause (someone) to feel revulsion or strong disapproval.

Usage examples:

They were disgusted by the violence

Highly offensive

adjective

Very odd, strange, or eccentric.

Usage examples:

A freaky coincidence

adjective

Very strange and sometimes a bit frightening

Usage examples:

It was freaky hearing such a big star tell me how much he loved my record., playing the final scene…

adjective

Very ugly

Usage examples:

Oh, that girl is fugly!

adjective

Causing great horror or fear.

Usage examples:

One of the most ghastly crimes ever committed

adjective

Frightening and shocking

Usage examples:

It was a ghastly crime.

adjective

Very serious or gloomy.

Usage examples:

His grim expression

adjective

Not good; having no chance of a good result

Usage examples:

The outlook for a full recovery was grim., the future looks grim for workers who are losing their j…

adjective

Comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.

Usage examples:

A figure wearing a grotesque mask

noun

A very ugly or comically distorted figure or image.

Usage examples:

The rods are carved in the form of a series of gargoyle faces and grotesques

adjective

Strange and often frightening in appearance or character

Usage examples:

Some deep-sea creatures look really grotesque., his face was grotesquely scarred.

adjective

Causing repulsion or horror; grisly.

Usage examples:

The most gruesome murder

adjective

Extremely unpleasant and shocking

Usage examples:

The movie was pretty gruesome.

adjective

Disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.

Usage examples:

A macabre series of murders

adjective

Causing shock and fear because connected with death, esp. strange or cruel death

Usage examples:

After the diagnosis, he said he just wanted to stay “above ground,” she recalled, smiling at his ma…

adjective

Badly or wrongly proportioned.

Usage examples:

We as a sport have gone from showing dedicated healthy bodies to growth-hormone-induced, misproport…

adjective

Not having the normal or natural shape or form.

Usage examples:

Misshapen fruit

adjective

Having a shape that is not natural

Usage examples:

His knee is badly misshapen from years of football and seven operations.

adjective

Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster.

Usage examples:

Monstrous, bug-eyed fish

adjective

Very bad, esp. because too big

Usage examples:

After the flood she was faced with monstrous repair bills., monstrous deeds

adjective

Able to repel a particular thing; impervious to a particular substance.

Usage examples:

Water-repellent nylon

noun

A substance that deters insects or other pests from approaching or settling.

Usage examples:

A flea repellent

noun

A substance used to repel something

Usage examples:

Insect/mosquito repellent, repellent behaviour/beliefs, i find any cruelty to children utterly repe…

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of reptiles.

Usage examples:

The reptilian ancestors of mammals

noun

An animal belonging to the class reptilia ; a reptile.

adjective

Arousing intense distaste or disgust.

Usage examples:

A repulsive smell

adjective

Causing intense disgust; disgusting.

Usage examples:

There was a revolting smell that lingered in the air

verb

Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

Usage examples:

The iceni revolted and had to be suppressed

adjective

Disgusting

Usage examples:

I’ve never eaten such revolting food!

adjective

Unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance.

Usage examples:

People in school always told me i was ugly

adjective

Unpleasant to look at; ugly.

Usage examples:

An unsightly rubbish tip

adjective

Not pleasing to see; unattractive

Usage examples:

The garden was full of unsightly weeds.

adjective

Suggesting something supernatural; unearthly.

Usage examples:

Weird, inhuman sounds

noun

A person's destiny.

verb

Induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone.

Usage examples:

Blue eyes weirded him out, and ivan's were especially creepy